4.13.T - Lesson: Macedonia & Alexander Review

Question 1

Why is the study of Alexander the Great difficult for individuals?
Alexander’s history was lost for hundreds of years before it could be written down.
There are few sources that depict his life.
There is as much myth as there is fact about the man.
Alexander would not allow history to be written about him.

Answer 1

There is as much myth as there is fact about the man.

Question 2

Alexander, when dying, said his empire would go to whom?
Ptolemy
Cassandar
The strongest
Seleucus

Answer 2

The strongest

Question 3

What allowed Philip II of Macedonia to conquer Greece?
Alexander of Macedonia defeated them.
Barbarian influence on the Greek city-states
Greek city-states were divided as a result of the Peloponnesian War.
Persia weakened Athens.

Answer 3

Greek city-states were divided as a result of the Peloponnesian War.

Question 4

After Alexander’s death, his empire was divided into four kingdoms. Match those kingdoms with their respective provinces.

1. Ptolemaic Empire
2. Macedonian Empire
3. Seleucid Empire
4. Lysimachian Empire

Persia
Turkey
Egypt
Greece

Answer 4

1. Ptolemaic Empire
   Egypt
2. Macedonian Empire
   Greece
3. Seleucid Empire
   Persia
4. Lysimachian Empire
   Turkey

Question 5

How did Alexander the Great’s conquest affect the translation of the Old Testament? (Explain in one or two sentences.)

Answer 5

Alexander the Great’s conquest affected the translation of the Old Testament because Greek culture, including its language, flourished during his conquest, which in return made Greek a popular language among people. Therefore, the Jews saw their opportunity to translate scripture; since they did not know Hebrew, they translated it into Greek, which exposed more people to the scripture.